Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-25
GEORGIA.

Lynched.
GEORGIA.
johnson Superior Court convenes next
week.
The Star says there will be 800 Northern
families In Douglasville In less than six
months.
Johnston station, Liberty county, now
mas five stores occupied. Two more are
In process of construction.
1t is proposed to organize in connec-
ZION with the new les company at Au-
gusta pork packing establishment.
There are still great many sGad cap
tured In the Ogeechee. The Savannah
market is very literally supplied, but the
prices remain the same.
Mr.. Dodwell, OF Dawson, has a combi-
nation walking stick and shotgun,
Dawson has owned it tor thirtv-tve wears
and says that he has killed hundreds OF
squirrels aud birds with it.
John King had been manager of the
express office in Rome seventeen years
last Monday. He will soon resign the
position to take the place of cashier OF
the Merchants National Bank.
The sales OF guano at Hamilton will
reach the figures OF last fall if they do
not exceed them. Farmers are in better
Tx than they were year ago. aud there
fore have better credit. The reason is
the upland corn crop was good last sea
son.
. lee three men arrested at Smithville
some ten days ago by Sheriff Henderson,
under suspicion OF having something TO
do with the robbery OF B. Sirmans' safe,
We're discharged last Friday by Judge
Brewer, without even hearing. Lack Of
evidence was the cause.
Robert Craig, one OF Lawrenceville's
enterprising citizens is very sick. For
nearly two weeks he has been confined
to his bed, and is still in a precarious
condition. His mind has been seriously
affected from the outset, and he is under
the hallucination that he has been
poisoned.
Work on the street railway at Bruins
wick was commenced on Monday. The
embankment on the marsh at the back
landing is now being thrown up, and ii
was expected that track laying would
commence w ednesday. The work will
be pushed with all possible expedition.
Two sets OF hands are now at work.
a citizen living near GAINESVILLE found
couple OF pistols in a bureau drawer
not long since. lie supposed them to
nave been placed thereby his sons, took
them to the shop, laid them on the anvil
and with a sledge hammer mashed the
cylinders fiat. They now answer as play
things for the small children about the
house.
A strange and curious treatment OF a
cancerous disease is being tried in Au-
gusta, and live crabs are toe means by
which the doctor, who gets his iniorma-
ton from the. Egyptian mysteries" is
erecting his cure. The work so far has
done much good and the gentleman who.
a week ago, despai ed Of his lie now is
In high hopes OF speedy recovery.
A company has just been organized in
Athens for the purpose of establishing a
large factory for the manufacture OF sash,
doors, blinds and building material geu-
orally. they have already on hand a paid
up capital OF S15, 900, and can increase il
10 100000 if necessary. The land has al
ready been purchased on which to erect
this factory, and it will not be many
weeks before dirt will be broken. 1t will
be on the line of the Northeastern.
Hamilton Journal: The town of Shiloh
has been LAID off and we understand a
public sale Of lots Will commence soon.
Shiloh is going to be one of the principal
stations on the Georgia Midland. 1t is
surrounded by fine farming territory
and Is located In splendid neighborhood.
d. commands large territory IN Talbot
and Harris county valleys, and some OF
the best Judges say 1t Will in time be the
biggest town between Griffin and Column
bus.
, Rome Courier: We were yesterday told
by gentleman, who SAYS his intorma-
ton Is reliable, that the negro who com.
mitted the outrage upon the daughter of
Mr.. kendrick, In Chattooga county. has
been brought to justice. One OF the party
which had been on the hunt Tor him
came upon him ut McLemore Cove, in
walker county, and strung him up TO a
tree. This was done about three weeks
ago. but the matter has been kent SO
quiet that but few have heard It.
4. b. Cross lives In the 29th district of
sumter, aid is certainly having bad luck
with his boys. Last Tuesday ms wife was
making hominy, when his 2-year-old son
put some OF the kernels in his mouth.
sucked some down his windpipe, and suit
Afered intensely. DR.. HOlsenback vast
<4called in and tried every remedy to eject
the corn from the throat but failed. The /
Xchild died Friday night, and was buried
*epunday. last summer they had "a 3-year-
\ Did boy playing on fence. the child fell
ron his shoulder, which rose, and he died
q in less than a week.
A destructive fire occurred on the rail.
road above Howard last Wednesday de-
stroying about $4,000 cords OF WOOD and
over 800 feet OF railroad ira 3k. A swift
wind was blowing from tbe northwest.
and IT is supposed the wood and track
caught fire from the woods near by, which
were on fire. The fire was subdued and
q large force OF hands were set to work,
, who soon had the track replaced. All
night trains were considerably delayed.
but no rlous accidents occurred. The
wood that was destroyed belonged pri0ci
pally to Mr.. Henry Cosby.
In the Paul Creek nelghborhood of
Washington county strange fatality
has beiallen The casle lately. Some time
ago falling tree nUrt an OK belonging
to Wiley swint (colOred) so JhaC 1t was
necessary TO kill il. Last week the cars
killed Col. Thomas " arthen's registered
Jersey. J. w. +. rrawick's OK BECAME
entanCed in the rope with whicG he was
tied and fell and broke his meek. Rev.
A. j. Hardwick had a COW ehOked to
death the past week and JosiaTCarr. of
Hancock county lost pair OF oxen by
breaking Their necks while yoked to.
gether.
John Byrd. a colored man living at sam
Lees mill, i've miles south al Dawson,
has , ytar-olG boy with the hydropho.
bIa. DR.. j. T.. Lee, who came by there
Monday morning, oil his way 10 Dawson,
was called in BY the parents Of toe child /
10 examine II. pr. lee SAYS that IL is the !
tret case that ever came under his no. /
lice, but from tue symptoms o. the disease |
i II undoubtedly a case OF hydrophoba. !